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Teaching Children Gratitude

By Colleen Brunetti, M.Ed., C.H.C   In honor of Thanksgiving, let’s talk about what the day is really all about. Amongst the family gatherings, amazing food, and the cute handprint turkey drawing on your fridge, a much bigger concept takes center stage. It is the fact that Thanksgiving is a day when we express our thanks, or in other words our gratitude, for all that is good in our lives. The important thing to remember is that developing and showing gratitude are not traits children are born with. They are learned. While it can be easy to expect our little …

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Letter from Rachel Coleman: Have we made a difference for you?

Dear Friend, Here at Two Little Hands, we have been told by TV executives that our newest shows are too educational for television. I don’t think our shows teach too much – I think most TV shows teach too little. So, we’ve decided to take our new show, Rachel & The TreeSchoolers, directly to you through the crowd-funding site Kickstarter! What is Kickstarter?

Baby Signing Time Japanese Edition now available!

Two Little Hands Productions has partnered with Nippon Columbia to launch Japanese editions of the Baby Signing Time products! Products now available include: Baby Signing Time Vol. 1-4 DVDs Baby Signing Time Box Set with two music CDs including the songs of Baby Signing Time Vol. 1-4 and more! Visit the site: www.signingtime.jp Visit the blog: http://ameblo.jp/signingtime/  

Rachel Coleman nominated to ASDC Board of Directors

Rachel Coleman, co-creator of Signing Time and president of the Signing Time Foundation, was recently elected to serve on the board of directors for the American Society for Deaf Children. ASDC is a national non-profit agency established in 1967 that provides education, resources and advocacy for families who have children who are deaf and hard of hearing. ASDC believes that every deaf child, whatever the level of his/her hearing loss, should have the right to grow up bilingual; that deaf or hard-of-hearing children are entitled to full communication access in their home, school, and community; and that language development, respect for the Deaf, and access to deaf and hard-of-hearing role …

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ASL Radio – Keith Wann Presents… Rachel Coleman “Signing Time”

Keith Wann’s parents were Deaf, but that hasn’t slowed him down one bit. He’s a comedian, writer, ASL expert, and he is the CODA Man. Keith interviewed Rachel Coleman on his live internet radio show Cultural Bridges on April 25, 2012. Recently Keith and his team interpenetrated the interview in to an ASL Video. We have several different options to help you experience Rachel’s interview with Keith. [powerpress url=”http://vimeo.com/48845717″ image=”http://464aa5408536cd241b38-a45b01753b8639a65bf860074c5c0c83.r7.cf1.rackcdn.com/KeithWannInterview.jpg”] Watch the ASL Video on Vimeo here Watch it in 3 parts on YouTube    Part 1    Part 2    Part 3 Listen to the complete interview here Read …

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Arianna’s Signing Story

Dear Signing Time Team, I wanted to take a moment to thank you and share the success we have had from using your DVD series. Growing up I was always fascinated by sign language and bought my first ASL dictionary when I was seven years old.  I demanded my mom help me learn this “secret hand language.”  I had never met a deaf person before and wouldn’t meet one or see sign language in action until college.  We learned a few signs that stuck, but I lost a lot of what I learned from lack of practice. When I moved …

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One Deaf Child: Presentation by Rachel Coleman (video)

In this presentation for Deaf Awareness Week, Signing Time’s Rachel Coleman talks about her compelling journey that began when she learned that her daughter, Leah, was deaf. Watch Rachel’s presentation. This video was produced by the National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM – pronounced “en-cham”) at Utah State University. The goal of NCHAM is to ensure that all infants and toddlers with hearing loss are identified as early as possible and provided with timely and appropriate audiological, educational, and medical intervention. NCHAM’s research, training, and technical assistance activities contribute to this goal by working to achieve the following …

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Childhood stimulation key to brain development, study finds

We came across this new research and thought we’d share it with you. It’s exciting to know that providing our children with educational resources when they are young can have a lasting a positive impact on their lives! by Alok Jha, science correspondent of The Guardian, Published Sunday 14 October 2012 Twenty-year research project shows that most critical aspect of cortex development in late teens was stimulation aged four Brain scans of participants aged in their late teens showed a correlation between cognitive stimulation at the age of four and a thinner, more developed, cortex. An early childhood surrounded by …

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How is Rachel and the Treeschoolers different than Signing Time?

Earlier this month, Two Little Hands Productions, creators of Signing Time, Baby Signing Time and Potty Time, released a new educational series for preschool children called Rachel and the TreeSchoolers. Many of you wanted to know more about how TreeSchoolers is different from Signing Time. What’s different The goal of TreeSchoolers is to teach a complete preschool curriculum. The goal of Signing Time is to teach ASL signs. What’s the same Both shows features original songs by Emmy-nominated host, Rachel Coleman. Both shows feature ASL signs. Signing Time completely focuses on signing. And since research shows that signing can help preschool children learn …

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Rachel Coleman is in a new preschool show! See a clip now.

So many of you have said, “Rachel would make the perfect preschool teacher!” Now you can send your child to preschool with Rachel & the TreeSchoolers! In this premier episode, “Rainy Day,” Rachel and her friends ask questions, sing songs, and explore the world of weather to help Abacus Finch learn why he doesn’t have to be afraid of thunder and lightning. As with the Signing Time and Potty Time shows, Rachel and the TreeSchoolers is filled with catchy songs with powerful messages that boost confidence and self esteem. Watch this clip from the show: Itsy Bitsy Spider / Never Give Up …

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